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Not just sticks and stones: Indirect ethnic discrimination leads to greater physiological reactivity.
Huynh, Virginia W; Huynh, Que-Lam; Stein, Mary-Patricia.
Afiliação
  • Huynh VW; Department of Child and Adolescent Development, California State University, Northridge.
  • Huynh QL; Department of Psychology, California State University, Northridge.
  • Stein MP; Department of Biology, California State University, Northridge.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol ; 23(3): 425-434, 2017 Jul.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28080102
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

We examined the effect of indirect ethnic discrimination on physiological reactivity (i.e., cortisol, blood pressure, heart rate) in Latino emerging adults.

METHOD:

Participants (N = 32) were randomly assigned to be exposed to indirect ethnic discrimination (experimental condition) or not (control condition) while undergoing a cognitive stress task.

RESULTS:

Greater total cortisol output was observed in participants in the experimental condition, relative to those in the control condition. No significant differences in heart rate or blood pressure were noted.

CONCLUSIONS:

Results suggest that witnessing ethnic discrimination affects cortisol recovery responses, but not cardiovascular reactivity. Words that are not intentionally hurtful or directed at a specific person may still "hurt"-affecting biological processes associated with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis and potentially leading to long-term health consequences. (PsycINFO Database Record
Assuntos

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Pressão Sanguínea / Hidrocortisona / Hispânico ou Latino / Racismo / Discriminação Social / Frequência Cardíaca Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Pressão Sanguínea / Hidrocortisona / Hispânico ou Latino / Racismo / Discriminação Social / Frequência Cardíaca Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article